The case of CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG v Policolor, looks at traditional issues as likelihood of confusion, but also at the thorny issue of whether earlier rights need to be valid…
To what extend can a business claim reputed trademark as a basis for infringement proceedings or for raising objections against another business’ trademark registration in Denmark?
A recent judgement…
The federal district court in Charlotte, North Carolina, did not err in finding thatGrayson O Company’s registered mark "F 450" for a line of hair care products was not infringed by Agadir…
The federal district court in Bowling Green, Kentucky, correctly held that a horse-race gambling platform (the "System") developed by defendant Exacta Systems and used by defendant Kentucky Downs at…
3-D Mark litigation is like life itself – you never know what you're going to get. And for that reason, it’s all the more enjoyable when a 3-D registration prevails over a knock-off.
A notorious…
In a recent case, the Swedish Supreme Court clarified the calculation of damages awarded to a defendant based on a claim of loss of profit due to a preliminary injunction in an unsuccessful…
Can a scooter enjoy, contemporaneously, protection as a three-dimensional trademark (hereinafter 3D mark) and under copyright law? Apparently it can, at least according to the Court of Turin, which…
A federal district court in Los Angeles erred in concluding that Solid 21’s registered word mark RED GOLD was invalid because the mark was a generic term for jewelry items that were made of red gold,…
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board did not err in refusing to register the mark EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR and Design, absent a disclaimer of the word "EMPORIUM," in addition to the disclaimed term …
